About Pastor Chris Martinez | Adopted By The King
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My Story

Pastor.
Husband.
Dad. Proof.

I know what it feels like to be broken. I also know what it looks like when God puts a life back together. This is that story.

Foster Kid 13 Families Redeemed Free Man Pastor Chris Martinez
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Where It Started

I did not grow up in a stable home.

My mom was addicted to crack. My dad was addicted to heroin.

By the time I was 2 years old I was placed into foster care. Over the next several years I lived with 13 different families.

Thirteen homes.
Thirteen environments.
Thirteen different versions of normal.

I experienced abandonment, rejection, and abuse. Emotionally. Physically. Sexually.

And somewhere along the way I started believing the lies that come with that kind of life. That I was not wanted. That I did not belong. That my life did not really matter.

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Age placed in foster care
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Families by age 11
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God who never left
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The Shift

But my story did not end there.

God placed me into a family that did not just take me in. They chose me.

For the first time I experienced what love, stability, and identity could actually look like.

Not perfect. But different.

That season did not erase my past. But it started rewriting my future.

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Building Life My Way

As I got older I did what a lot of people do. I tried to build a life that looked successful on the outside.

I went into business. I built, sold, and grew companies. At one point I was doing over $20,000 a week in revenue.

From the outside it looked like I had made it.

But inside something was still missing.
You can win in life and still feel stuck.

Success does not fix what is broken internally. Money, hustle, and momentum are not the same thing as freedom. I had to learn that the hard way.

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Encountering Jesus for Real

At some point everything shifted.

Not just belief. Encounter. Not just knowing about God. Actually experiencing Him.

Jesus did not just become someone I believed in. He became the One who started changing everything.

Old patterns started breaking.
New purpose started forming.

My mindset began to change. My habits began to change. My direction began to change.

It was not overnight. But it was real.

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From Business to the Call

God began to stir something in me. What started as personal transformation turned into a calling.

Help other people experience the same freedom.

I stepped out of what was comfortable. Stepped away from what was working. And stepped into what God was calling me to. That journey led me into ministry and I have never looked back.

Today I lead Local Church Waller, a community of people who are done going through the motions and ready to encounter the living God. I lead Adopted By The King, a movement built to help people find hope, walk in freedom, and live in purpose in Jesus Christ. And I get to do all of it alongside my wife Katie Sue and our kids.

If God did it for me, He can do it for you.
What Chris Does Today

Built to Help People
Find Hope. Walk Free. Live in Purpose.

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Pastors Local Church Waller

A multicultural, multigenerational church in Waller, Texas built for people who are done going through the motions and ready to encounter Jesus for real.

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Leads Adopted By The King

A movement built to help people find hope, walk in freedom, and live in purpose in Jesus Christ. Starting with the free 30 Day Walk Free Guide.

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Speaks and Teaches

Biblical teaching at churches, conferences, podcasts, and events. Every message rooted in hope, freedom, identity, and transformation.

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Writes and Creates

Author of Walking in Freedom, a 30-day journey into becoming free in every area of life. Plus ongoing content built to encourage and equip people daily.

Adopted By The King

You Are Not What You Have Been Through.
You Are Who God Says You Are.

Find hope. Walk in freedom. Live in purpose. Here is what that looks like when God adopts you as His own.

From hopeless to hopeful
From stuck to free
From surviving to purpose
From broken to restored
Your Story Is Not Over

You Are
Adopted By
The King.

Find hope. Walk in freedom. Live in purpose. The same God who rebuilt Chris is ready to meet you right where you are.